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Quietest destinations in January

Countries rated good or better for January and marked low-crowds: the shoulder weeks where the season holds and the queues have gone.

28 countries rated good or better

Chapter 01

Quietest destinations in January

90Ghanaabout €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090Guineaabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1090Togoabout €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6088Eritreaabout €90 / $97 a day85BahamasDry and sunny; cold fronts occasionally brush the northern islands - sea at its coolest (~24 °C).about €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7085DominicaDry season underway; calm leeward seas for whales and diving.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6074Western Saharaabout €70 / $76 a day72HondurasInterior dry; islands shaking off the Oct–Jan wet tail.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4072Vatican CityCool and the quietest month, with short museum queues.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070Pitcairn Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day70TaiwanCool and often grey in the north; the south stays warm and dry.about €65 / $70 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9066Gibraltarabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9065BhutanCold and very clear; cranes still in Phobjikha, high passes snowed in.about €250 / $270 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3065JapanPowder season in the north; clear dry cold in Tokyo and the year's best Fuji views.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9065South KoreaCold, dry and clear; ski season and empty palaces.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9064Svalbard and Jan Mayenabout €250 / $270 a day62CyprusMild on the coast at 17 degrees, with snow and skiing in the Troodos.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9062TunisiaWet in the north, cold in the desert at night.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060ChinaCold and dry in the north; the New Year migration makes travel hard if it falls now.about €65 / $70 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060NepalCold and very clear; high passes closed, low-altitude walking excellent.about €38 / $41 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8060PortugalCool and wet in the north; mild in the Algarve and Madeira.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060SpainCold interior, mild southern coast, warm Canaries.about €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90

Chapter 02

Why these and not others

The tag is editorial: our desk writes it on a month it has written up, never derived from the score. A country scored from climate normals alone carries no tags, so it is not here - and nothing rated below good is, however well it would fit otherwise. A country under an active travel advisory is left out of the recommendation; the advisory itself is on its guide.

Chapter 03

The same month, other reasons to go

The month rating is editorial and so is the tag that puts a country on this page - our desk writes both on a country it has written up. Daily budgets are editorial estimates for one traveller; eSIM prices are the shelf's cheapest plan at the standard rate.